Formed by amalgamation of 6th Battalion and 8th Battalion, constituting the whole TA infantry presence in County Durham

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1967.04.01

Disbanded and concurrently reconstituted a two units:

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D Company (Durham), The Light Infantry Volunteers at Durham, successor to 6th/8th Bn The Durham Light Infantry; det formed later at Chester-le-Street

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6th/8th (Territorial) Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry formed in TAVR III with HQ at Bishop Auckland

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A Company at Bishop Auckland, successor to 6th Bn The Durham Light Infantry

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B Company at Chester-le-Street, successor to 8th Bn The Durham Light Infantry

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C Company at Spennymoor, successor to 6th Bn The Durham Light Infantry

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D Company at Houghton-le-Spring, successor to 8th Bn The Durham Light Infantry

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1969.04.01

TAVR III element reduced to cadre as 6th/8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry at Bishop Auckland, sponsored by The Light Infantry Volunteers, less some personnel to form E Company (Durham), The Light Infantry Volunteers

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1971.04.01

reorganised as three companies:

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D Company (Durham), The Light Infantry Volunteers at Durham (det at Chester-le-Street)

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E Company (Durham), The Light Infantry Volunteers at Spennymoor with det at Bishop Auckland

C (Rifles) Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers formed at Washington with plns at Bishop Auckland and Doncaster, by amalgamation of C (DLI) Coy from The Tyne Tees Regt, and Doncaster pln of Minden (LI) Coy from East & West Riding Regt, perpetuating both Durham Light Infantry and King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry as northern element not regimented in The Rifles